At the age of five years, maharajah duleep singh found himself on the golden throne of the punjab, the land of five rivers' one of the most powerful independent kingdoms in the asian sub continent and a thorn in the advancement of the british empire. A country built by his father, the legendary one eyed lion of the punjab, ranjit singh, who was a contemporary of napoleon, and who ruled the region by the power of his sword and with the fear of his name. the infant maharajah duleep singh had much to live up to ,although he found the enemies of his reign were not just from over the british sutlej border.